The 2019–20 NBA G League season was the 19th season of the

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, the official minor league basketball organization owned by the

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(NBA). The season was suspended indefinitely on March 12, 2020, following the NBA's suspension due to the

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. The remainder of the season was cancelled on June 4.

League changes

The

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' G League franchise that had been playing as the Erie BayHawks since 2017 relocated as planned to

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, following the completion of the Gateway Center Arena and were renamed the College Park Skyhawks. The

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then launched its own expansion team for the 2019–20 season that will operate another iteration of the Erie BayHawks, but plan to relocate their G League franchise to

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, at a renovated Legacy Arena by 2022. The Maine Red Claws agreed to a sale to their parent team, the

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, after having a hybrid affiliation with the Celtics since 2012.

Regular season

Final standings when the season was curtailed on March 12, 2020: x – qualified for playoffs; y – Division champion; z – Conference champion

Eastern Conference

;Atlantic Division ;Central Division ;Southeast Division

Western Conference

;Midwest Division ;Pacific Division ;Southwest Division

Awards

Player of the Week

References

External links

Official website
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